One thing that doesn’t get much screen time on this site is the fact that there are male idol groups that go through the same thing. Japan in general has all sorts of shady obsessed people from both sexes.

And the girls think they can get away with more, so they do some crazy, scary shit to these guys. And because they are guys it seems to be assumed that they’ll need less security, so sometimes things don’t end well.

Johnny’s and Associates starts training their idols at a really young age in a variety of skills that would put any host club to shame. And from their debut onwards they are treated like pieces of meat until they are too old. Then the next batch of boys comes in, and if you think youth is only favored in women you’ll be sadly mistaken.

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If I was one of these girls I would 1st kicked the guy in his nuts. Then wipe his nastiness back on his face before I scrub my hands and leave the event. The promoters/managers could kiss my sweet little ass after that. I would wear gloves and use earplugs for the next event and mace any guy who tried to cross the table to grab me. Just saying..

I don’t think that’s an excuse – in a modern society ‘sex’ shouldn’t be seen as shameful, so the idols should be as free to sell it as the otaku are to buy it, that’s up to them. But these girls are doing the otaku a massive service, they’re giving them the chance to see bodies the likes of which they won’t in real life, and the otaku clearly understand, want and appreciate that. They should be more grateful.

I wouldn’t consider Ryuuji Takasu from Toradora! a beta. He was polite and considerate but was not a push-over (except when it involved Tiaga). Now Oyamada Kouta from Kanokon (anime), he was the king of the betas.